That Girl (1966–1971): Season 5, Episode 1 - Counter Proposal - full transcript

[Donald] It's beautiful.
It's really beautiful.

Listen, can I touch
it. Can I pick it up?

- [Man] Sure, pick it up.
- Yeah. Thank you.

Boy, that's... that's beautiful.

Wow. An engagement ring.

Look at the color.

Is it really the best?

The best? The
best costs $450,000.

But for $950, that's the best.

A perfect round 1-carat stone,

platinum setting, two baguettes.



It's... It's superb.

- Baguettes?
- Yes.

These little stones here.

I... I like it.

I like it. I really
do. I like it.

Can you hold it for
me till tomorrow?

Certainly. Just leave $50.

Uh... 50.

I think I only...

Wait a minute. I
think I only have 25.

I only have $25.
Will you take 25?

I'll take 20.

Oh. Thank you.
Thank you very much.

That's beautiful.



Yeah, she'll like that.

- Hi.
- Hi, sweetheart.

- Hi, Ann.
- Oh, hi.

Uh, honey, you
remember Bob Howard

- from our sports department.
- Oh, that's right.

On New Year's Eve.
That's right. At your place.

Bob and Betty, isn't it?

Or is it Mrs. Bob Howard by now?

It's Joan.

There is no more Betty.

There may be no more Joan.

Listen, we'll see
you later, Bob.

- Sure.
- Bye, Bob, Joan.

Dumb. I'm really dumb,
Donald. I am so dumb.

Oh, honey, it was a
reasonable mistake.

You hardly met
them New Year's Eve.

Why did I have to say anything?

Why couldn't I just
let you introduce me

to the woman and just
keep my mouth shut?

I just assumed it
was the same girl.

They were engaged, weren't they?

- Uh-huh.
- I feel sorry for that girl.

Joan?

No. Joan is this girl.

Betty is that girl.

Well, I'm not gonna
worry about Betty.

I'm too involved with this girl.

Joan?

No, no, no. Joan is that girl.

You're this girl.

♪ Diamonds,
daisies, snowflakes ♪

♪ That Girl ♪

♪ Chestnuts,
rainbows, springtime ♪

♪ Is That Girl ♪

♪ She spins a lot of dreams ♪

♪ She's everything that
every girl should be ♪

♪ Sable, popcorn, white wine ♪

♪ That Girl ♪

♪ Gingham, bluebirds, Broadway ♪

♪ Is That Girl ♪

♪ She's mine alone,
but luckily for you ♪

♪ If you find a girl to love ♪

♪ Only one girl to love ♪

♪ Then she'll be
That Girl, too ♪

That Girl!

[door opens]

Hi, pal.

Hey, Bob. Listen, I'm
sorry about last night.

Oh, forget it. It was
cute. Ann is terrific.

Listen, what happened
between you and Betty?

Or shouldn't I ask?

Oh, it just didn't work out.

There are differences
you suddenly find

when you get engaged,

like she wanted to
get married and I didn't.

Well, nature has a way
of keeping the world even.

For every broken engagement,

there comes a new
one to take its place.

I'm asking Ann to
marry me tonight.

Hey. Great, Don.
Congratulations.

Thanks.

Boy, are you in for a cute week.

First thing tomorrow, she'll want
to take you shopping for a ring.

I already got the ring.

I'm going to give it to her
tonight when I propose.

Propo... Just
like in the movies.

You're an incurable romantic.

Well, let's see the ring.

I have to pick it up later.

Which reminds me, I'd
better get to the bank.

You haven't paid for it yet?

I gave the guy $20
to hold it for me.

$20? How big is it?

One carat.

One little carat?

Hold it, Don. Sit
down just for a second.

You are so lucky. You have
no idea how lucky you are.

Some people just fall into luck.

You're the greatest
luck-faller of all times.

Now just wait here for a second.

Give me about 20 minutes, okay?

J-J-Just wait.

Oh, boy, oh, boy, oh...

Lucky, lucky, lucky. Wait.

Boy, it's really beautiful.

Of course it's really beautiful.

It's a $1,400 ring,
Don. Look at it.

Carat and a half,
four baguettes,

and a platinum band.

- And look at this.
- What's that?

That's the insurance
appraisal on it.

$1,400.

You'd be crazy not to take it.

I tell you what.
Because we're friends,

you give me 950, and that's it.

Oh, I know it makes
sense economically, Bob,

but how can I give
Ann Betty's ring?

What Betty's ring?

It was Betty's ring for a week.

Now it's my ring,

and in about two
seconds, it'll be your ring.

When you give it to Ann tonight,

you'll be giving her
your ring, not Betty's ring.

I know that. Believe
me, I'd love to take it.

I mean, it is bigger
and more beautiful

than the one I was going to get,

but, Bob, an engagement ring

is such an important
thing to a girl.

It has to be perfect.

- Perfect? Well, look at it.
- Yeah, I don't mean that.

I mean, well... it's used.

Used? What do you
think this is, a car?

It's a diamond.

Diamonds are the
strongest things in the world.

I just don't think
Ann would like...

Ann? How's she
going to hear about it?

On the news?

Look, Don, you're buying her

a carat and a half
plus four baguettes

instead of 1 carat
and two baguettes.

- What do you say?
- You know what's amazing?

To go through your entire life

without hearing a certain word,

then all of a sudden
you don't stop hearing it.

- "Baguettes," right?
- Right.

Come on. What do you say?

I'll take it. I'll take it.

Good boy. Good boy.

How old is he going to be?

It's not his birthday, Marcy.

It's our four-year anniversary.

[gasps]

Really? Do you
really think it's great?

- It's beautiful!
- I'm glad.

Well, actually, tonight's
not really our anniversary.

Tomorrow night's
our anniversary,

but tomorrow night he's
going to be in Washington.

So we're going to
celebrate it tonight.

Where's he taking
you for dinner?

- Citrus City.
- Citrus City?

The most expensive
thing on the menu

is the Double Orange
Crazy for 65 cents.

I know.

Well, if he built up to
Citrus City after four years,

where did he take
you the first year?

Citrus City.

He's got this terrible
vitamin C hang-up.

Ann.

I'm just kidding.

You see, on our very first date,

he took me to Citrus City.

That's lovely.

That's nothing.

Wait till you see this.

That's very nice.

That happens to be four years
of Citrus City anniversaries.

And tomorrow
night there'll be five.

Good grief, you are
incredibly romantic.

This really isn't
the marvelous part.

The marvelous part is
Donald's got four of these, too.

Your Donald takes the napkins,
my Harry takes the silverware.

- Toast.
- Toast.

Oh, I thought you
were going to make it.

Okay.

Here's to the best four
years anybody ever had.

And to peace in the world.

And may Daddy's business
really prosper this year.

And may you live a long
and happy and healthy life.

Honey...

Nobody ever asked me
to make a toast before.

I'll drink to that.

There's nothing like
an Orange Crazy.

Oh, Donald.

Let's vow starting tonight.

- No more hotdogs.
- I so vow.

Not me. I still got mine.

Oh! Hold this.

What?

- Here.
- Here?

We always exchange
our presents here.

What makes you think I
have one to exchange?

Because I know you, and
I know you well enough

to know that you
wouldn't forget it.

If you really
forgot it, forget it.

I didn't forgot it.

Then you can open your present.

- Oh, honey.
- Do you like it?

Honey, it's beautiful.

- It's just really beautiful.
- I'm so glad.

Sweetheart, thank you.

It's beautiful. I'll
put it on. Look.

Oh, it looks great.

- Isn't that beautiful?
- Yeah. I love it.

[giggle]

Okay.

Here.

Where's my poem?

Uh, no poem.

Donald, I always get a
poem with my present.

Yeah, well, I wanted
this year to be special.

You should always
remember this year

as the year you
didn't get a poem.

You've lost your romantic-ness.

Roses are red, violets are blue,

- sugar is sweet...
- An original poem.

Uh, roses are
violets, reds are blue...

An original love poem.

Roses love violets,
reds love blues...

- Four years.
- What four years?

Four years. That is
the ultimate life span

of romantic-ness.

Donald.

Oh, Donald!

Will you marry me?

Will you marry me?

Will you marry me?

- Will you marry me?
- Oh, Donald!

Oh, Donald.

- You know what?
- What?

There's been a lot
of "Oh, Donalds,"

but I haven't heard
one "Oh, yes" yet.

Oh, yes, yes.

Yes. Yes, Donald,
I'll marry you.

Can the superintendent
of the building do it?

Only if the basement is flooded

and we're floating in
the same tub with him.

Oh, it just isn't fair!

What isn't fair, honey?

The very first night
we get engaged,

you have to leave me.

I know, I know.

But I'll be back tomorrow,

and I'll come here
right from the airport.

It's so beautiful, Donald.

It really is so beautiful.

How did you find it?

You really like it, sweetheart?

I love it. It's perfect.

How did you know I always
wanted a round stone?

Why, I heard you tell Ruthie
one time when I was here.

Oh, Donald, tell me
everything that happened.

How you asked the
jeweler for it and everything.

Uh, honey, I don't
know. I don't remember.

Oh, please, Donald.

These little things are
very important to a girl.

Well, I just asked him...

Oh, no, but don't
tell me how much.

That's the one thing
I don't want to know.

I don't want to know how much.

I just asked to see

the prettiest, round-cut
diamond he had

with four baguettes,

for the prettiest girl I
know with no baguettes.

- Did you really say that?
- Yes, I really said that.

Oh, I love it.
Oh, that's terrific.

- Oh, honey. Honey, I'm sorry.
- I know, I know. I know.

I know, you've got to
catch your plane, Donald,

and I understand.

And I always will understand,
because that's a wife's job...

To be understanding,
and to make your going

a pleasant experience
and not a sad one.

So I want you to
have a wonderful time,

and just remember two things:

- Don't go, and stay.
- Honey. Honey.

I'll see you tomorrow.

Okay.

- I love you.
- Love you, too.

- Bye.
- Bye.

[scrapes glass]

[knocking on door]

[knocking continues]

- Who is it?
- Bob Howard.

- Who?
- Bob. Bob Howard.

Oh. Oh, yeah, Bob.

Uh, what do you want?

Where's Don, Ann?
I... I have to talk to him.

Oh, he's on his
way to Washington.

Well, are you...
- Uh, did you...
- Huh?

Uh, can I come in for a second?

Oh, uh, well, uh, well, sure.

But, uh, just for a second.

I was just... Well, Ann, I...

Well, there's no other way...

Way for me to say this.

- Say what?
- I want my ring back.

Well, it's your and Don's fault.

What are you talking about?
What are you talking about?

Well, the way Don carried
on about you, and him,

and romance, and
all that junk... Junk?

He didn't say
"junk". I said "junk".

And I don't use the
word "junk" anymore,

and that's my point.

I'm going to try it
again with Betty, and...

Well, she wants her ring back.

Well, I'm very happy for you.

What's that got to do with me?

That ring you're wearing is...

[sighs] Well, I had it.

It belonged to
Betty, Don bought it,

now you have it, and that's it.

You mean, this is a used ring?

D-Donald bought me a used ring?

Yeah.

Oh.

Why did you have
to tell me about it?

Why couldn't you
just have gone out

and bought Betty another ring?

Because the reason
Betty took me back

was my new romantic self.

I told her I kept
the ring all this time

in hopes that she'd
come back to me.

If she finds out I
lied, it'll be all over.

- Please, Ann.
- But this is my ring.

Donald gave this ring to
me. How can I give it to you?

We're engaged.

Look. Here's Don's check.

Give me the ring, and... and
he can get you another one.

I don't want the
check. I want my ring.

Listen, Ann. Don loves you.

You two are the
perfect romantic types.

You'll work this thing out,

but this is my very
last chance with Betty.

Please, Ann. Please.

Here. Here, take it,
and just get out of here.

- Ann, I'm really sorry.
- You're sorry?

You've ruined the
most beautiful night

of my whole life.

[phone ringing]

- Hello?
- Hello?

That's all you can say to a man

who just gave you
an engagement ring?

Oh, Donald. How is your room?

Bad. It doesn't have you in it.

Well, it's your own fault.

That's what you get for
not asking for the best room.

Ann, honey...
- What?
- About the ring.

W-What about it?

Well, honey, do
you really love it?

I mean, really love it?

- Is it exactly right?
- Yes, it is, Donald.

It is. It is, exactly right.

No, no. I mean exactly.
Is it exactly right?

I mean, I know women
dream of rings all their lives,

and I don't know
much about diamonds,

and I thought that
one was beautiful,

but, honey, if
you don't like it,

I'll get you a different one.

What kind of a girl
wouldn't love the ring

her fiancé gave her?

I mean, a girl like that
should be ashamed of herself

for making a ring more important

than the love with
which it was given.

I love it, Donald,
and I love you, too.

I mean, you are the
ring, and it is you.

Well, then, do me a favor,
will you, and kiss it good night?

[chuckles] I've
already done that.

[buzzing]

Yes, Barbara. Ann?

Well, what does she want?

I mean, is she mad?
H-How does she look?

Oh, send Miss Marie right in.

- Hi, Ann.
- Hi.

- You look beautiful.
- Did she accept the ring?

Who? Oh, oh. You
mean Betty? Oh, yes.

We're now officially engaged,
thanks to you and Don.

You know, you made
a wonderful thing...

Oh, congratulations.

Listen, you're gonna have
to do something for me.

You know the check I wouldn't
accept from you last night?

- Yeah.
- Donald made that
out to you, didn't he?

- Yeah, he made it out for...
- Don't tell me how much!

- I won't, I won't!
- You were going to!

- Yes, but I won't!
- Will you lower your voice?

[softly] I won't, I won't.

All right. Now I want
you to take that check,

cash it, and give me the cash.

Why don't you just
give him back the check?

Because I don't want to
give him back the check.

Then he'll know that I
gave you back the ring.

And he obviously
didn't want me to know

that he got the ring from you.

And since he didn't
want me to know,

I don't want him to know I know,

because if he doesn't
know I know, and I know

he doesn't know I know,
then I know he'll be happy.

Because what he doesn't know
about what I know he knows,

won't hurt him. Now
give me the cash.

- May I help you?
- Oh! Yes, you may.

- Are you Mr. Franklin?
- Yes, I am.

Oh, terrific.

Mr. Franklin, I'm
interested in buying

an engagement ring.

You want to buy an
engagement ring?

That's right.

Do you mean you'd like
to buy your fiancé a ring?

No. No, no. It's for me.

You want to buy yourself
an engagement ring?

Yes, that's right.

I see. Heh.

Very well.

How much are you
prepared to spend on you?

[chuckles] I can't tell you.

You can't tell me.

Listen, can I ask you a
question? Very honestly.

- Oh, certainly.
- Are you a cuckoo?

Of course, I'm not.
Look, Mr. Franklin.

I happen to have right here

the money with
which to buy the ring.

All right.

How much have you got in there?

I have no idea.

Look, cuckoo...

Will you stop calling me cuckoo?

I happen to be a very close
friend of Jerry and Ruth Bauman's,

who I understand
are relatives of yours.

In fact, they asked
me to come here

because I... I really
need to be able

to trust you, completely.

Jerry is my nephew.

You want to call him and
find out if I'm a cuckoo?

I believe you. I'll
take your word for it.

How come you don't know
how much money you've got?

It's just too complicated.

What I really need to know is,

do you have a round-cut diamond,

1 1/2 carats,

in a very plain platinum setting

with four baguettes?

As a matter of fact,
I do. It'll run you...

Mm! Don't tell me.

- Don't tell.
- Is that your best price?

What price? I
haven't told you yet.

But you were gonna tell me.

Yeah, that's the best price.

Mr. Franklin, I happen to be
a very close personal friend

of Ruth and Jerry Bauman's.

That's the best you can do?

For you, I'll knock off
a couple of hundred.

- It'll come to...
- Shh! Thank you.

You're welcome.

Could you please
show me the ring?

You're allowed to see it?

[whispering] Of course
I'm allowed to see it.

[gasps] Oh!

Oh, yes. Oh, that's perfect.

- [scraping]
- I love it. I love it.

- Look, Miss, uh...
- Marie.

Marie. I'm gonna go
in the back of the store.

You stay out here.
Do whatever you want.

When you're finished, call me.

- And I'll wrap it!
- Oh, I don't want it wrapped.

[buzzing]

Yes, Barbara?

Ann? Again?

Well, tell her I'm busy.

Uh, but never too
busy to see her. Hi, Ann.

In this envelope is all
the money you gave me,

plus a note with how
much more is needed

for me to buy a ring exactly
like the one Donald gave me,

so he'll never know
anything happened.

Okay. What?

Well, I have no idea how
much money is in there,

or how much more money
is needed to pay for the ring,

so I want you to make
out a check for the balance,

and just give it to me
as a loan, for just a year.

And then in a year, you
can tell me how much it is,

and then I'll give
it back to you.

But I don't want to know now.

Let me see how much it is.

- Okay.
- Oh, good.

Now, uh, I'd like you
to do something for me.

- What?
- Accept this check

as an engagement
present and not as a loan.

Oh, thank you.

I guess I can't really not
accept it 'cause it's too much,

because I don't
know how much it is.

- It's for exactly...
- Don't tell me!

[knocking]

Who is it?

Is that the future
Mrs. Hollinger?

Yes, it is.

Well, this is the
future Mr. Marie.

- Oh!
- Hi, baby.

Oh, Donald. I'm so
glad you're home.

Tell me all about your
trip to Washington.

Well, it was sensational.

The president was a pest,
calling me every five minutes,

but other than
that, it was perfect.

Honey. Honey, listen.

I-I have something
I have to tell you.

- Ow!
- Oh. I'm sorry.

I have to get used to
that ring being there.

Wh-What's the matter?

Nothing. Nothing.
It's just so beautiful.

I mean, not just
the ring itself,

but the whole look of it.

It says, "I belong
to Donald Hollinger."

At least one finger
of me, anyway.

Oh, Donald, all of me!

- It really is beautiful.
- Yes, it is.

But, honey, look, I have to
tell you something about it.

Oh, Donald, listen. I really...
I know everything about it.

It's a round stone,
it's a platinum setting,

it's 1 1/2 carats,
it's four baguettes.

We girls notice these things.

- Here, have something to eat.
- Ann, listen to me.

It's about the
background of the ring.

Oh, Donald, every
ring has a background,

and the stories behind
them are usually so boring.

I mean, the diamond came
from this mine or that mine.

Really, Donald,
I could care less

what mine the diamond came from.

I couldn't even
care less if the ring

belonged to somebody else.

I mean, the most important
thing to me is, Donald,

that you gave me this
ring and we're engaged.

And you know why we're engaged?

I think so.

Because not only do I love you,

but I know you and
your beautiful mind,

and how you
changed conversations,

and somehow or other,
you know about that ring.

- No, I don't.
- Honey, I made a mistake

in not telling you
about it in the first place.

Let's not make
that mistake worse.

- Now what happened?
- Well...

First I want you to know
that I have absolutely

no idea how much the ring cost,

either the one you gave me
or the one from Mr. Franklin.

- Mr. Franklin?
- Mr. Franklin.

That's Jerry's uncle, you see?

He's a jeweler,
and I... [stammering]

Donald, I really don't
want to talk about it now.

Just... Just... We'll
talk about it tomorrow.

Please, just trust
me for the time being.

Believe me, Donald.
Everything is straightened out.

I've straightened everybody out.

Bob, Betty, Mr. Franklin,
you, me, everybody.

- You did all that?
- Mm-hmm.

You straightened
all those people out?

Yes. Aren't you proud of me?

Proud of you? Am I proud of you?

Honey, do you know that to
any other couple in this world,

this would be a major disaster?

But to us, it's just
another funny moment

in the happy 75
years of marriage?

[chuckles] A hundred.

I'll try to hang on.

You know how proud I am of you?

I'm so proud of you,

I'm gonna let you
handle Mr. Farnham.

Who's Mr. Farnham?

Mr. Farnham is the
jeweler in Washington

who sold me this
engagement ring.

Oh, Donald.

You were gonna tell me
and give Bob his ring back.

On the nose.

- You know what?
- You'll work it out.

Oh, Donald. Ask me again.

- What?
- "Will you marry me"?

- Oh, will you marry me?
- No!

- Ann.
- Well, just no.

I mean, I think
it's pretty strange

that a man who's
supposed to love somebody

hasn't even noticed
that I'm wearing my hair

completely differently.

You're right. You're
absolutely right.

I should be ashamed of myself.

You're right. I had no right
to ask you to marry me.

I withdraw the
question. Good night.

You'd never get out
of this building alive.

- Will you marry me?
- Yes!

- This is for you, Donald.
- What's this?

Well, it's a letter from
your jeweler in Washington

and it contains a check
for the ring I sent back,

I guess.

You guess?

Well, I opened it up and I
saw the letter and the check,

so I didn't want to see
how much it was for,

but I assume it's for the ring.

Well, what did the letter say?

Well, I didn't want to read
the letter because I was afraid

it might mention
the cost of the ring.

But you're sure
there's a check in here

for the cost of the ring?

Well, what else could it be?

What's so funny?

Well, it is my check
back for the ring.

So, what are you laughing at?

Well, honey, when
you sent the ring back,

you insured the
package for $10,000?

Well, I know that's really dumb,

but I didn't know
how much it cost,

so I just put in that number.

$10,000 for an engagement ring?

I know, Donald.

What kind of a cheapskate
do you think I am?

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♪ Diamonds,
daisies, snowflakes ♪

♪ That Girl ♪

♪ Chestnuts,
rainbows, springtime ♪

♪ Is That Girl ♪

♪ She's mine alone,
but luckily for you ♪

♪ If you find a girl to love ♪

♪ Only one girl to love ♪

♪ Then she'll be
That Girl, too ♪

That girl!